ACCRUE Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

accrue

verb

Definition of accrue

as in to accumulate

to increase in amount as time passes They accrued vacation time throughout the calendar year. A penny-pincher who is accruing a fortune by spending next to nothing.

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Recent Examples of accrue Marc Benioff Salesforce CEO For months, analysts have assumed that frontier large language models will accrue an ever-greater share of the value created by AI, with the valuations of those companies soaring commensurately. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Steven Tian and Stephen Henriques, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026 Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni settlement agreement revealed Liman ultimately dismissed the suit and granted Lively's petition to have Baldoni foot the bill for attorneys costs and fees accrued during the proceedings. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Since playing middle sibling Lucy, Beverley Mitchell has accrued credits on the big and small screens. — Dustin Nelson, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026 If the lockout does go through all of 2027, do players not accrue any service time or will that be something that is negotiated/resolved when a deal is ultimately reached? — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for accrue

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Hassouna and co-editor Denis LePaven pace the chronological patchwork of footage less as a story with a predestined shape, and more as shifting tiles of accumulating losses that the audience can traverse without being too overwhelmed.

— Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
The forces of destruction accumulated through the Second World War.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

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Later’s 2026 research on Gen-Z creator ROI found that trust and authentic creator relationships matter more to conversions than simply maximizing reach, while over-scripting creators can undermine that trust.

— Sergi Cerrato, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Can Detroit bring Duren back into the fold, exceed expectations for the third consecutive season and foster the internal growth necessary to maximize Cade Cunningham’s strengths?

— Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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Earlier this year, Johnson ordered Chicago police to collect evidence for possible felony charges against agents.

— Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
After varying the ratios of grass to hay and corn, the milk was then collected to make Cantal cheese and analyzed both in labs and by a jury of consumer experts.

— Vivian Song, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

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